tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51501269537898244472024-03-13T11:35:20.498-04:00AngelsTrumpetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-4805453582776221662011-04-08T14:10:00.009-04:002014-08-26T17:16:52.506-04:00OUTTA CONTROL...<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-60494568591267212972010-05-11T21:59:00.013-04:002014-08-26T17:17:20.975-04:00Take Ownership of your Gift!Imagine with me, if you will...<br />
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It's Christmas morning, and everyone has gathered around the tree to open presents. You look over and your child has picked up THE gift. The one that he offered to do extra chores for, the one that he talked about constantly, the one that he asked for over and over again, even promised to correct his poor behavior if he could just get this gift. Your child has THIS gift in his hands, and you sit there holding your breath, filled with excitement, anticipating the joy that he will express once he opens the gift. There's a big smile on your face as you watch him rip the paper off, piece by piece and then he looks at you and you are ready to burst and he says "thanx", with the same emotion that he has when it's Monday morning and he has to go to school. Talk about a kill joy, a downer, a let down, a disappointment...well just imagine how God feels when you downplay YOUR gift. Someone gives you a compliment and you say "Oh girl it was nothing, I didn't do much" You have just downplayed your gift!<br />
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Embrace the gift or gifts that you have been given. Don't denounce, deny or downplay your gifts, but instead rejoice and take ownership of your gifts!<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">2Corinthians 9:15 - "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift" </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-7210719410382436692010-01-10T13:55:00.006-05:002010-01-10T15:11:03.685-05:00New Year...New Decade...New You???<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The fireworks have been fired and the horns have been blown shooing in yet another New Year, a new decade...But what will make this year, this decade different for you? What were </span><span style="font-size:100%;">your resolutions? Perhaps you wanted to lose weight, or stop smoking/drinking, be a better parent or maybe just be a better you. </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Here are 5 steps that might help...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Love:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> LOVE GOD...LOVE YOURSELF!!!</span><br />everyone else is 2nd...you got it?!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Forgive:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > You holding a grudge against someone is like cutting yourself and expecting someone else to bleed...the only person you are hurting is YOU! They have gone on happily living their lives and you are spiking your blood pressure every time you hear their name...GET A GRIP! No one should have that much power over you that isn't in the blessing and miracle business.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Matthew 5:44 "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >No Worries:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Matthew 6:27 says: "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?"</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Don't sweat the small stuff. We have a rule, my daughter and I, you can't worry about something you have no control over. The train is late...what can you do about that? Get up earlier and take an earlier train and it won't affect you. Too often we worry or get bent outta shape over things we can't control. She was talking about me...you can't control what someone else does or says. Git over it and move on!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Laugh:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > take time to laugh...because when you get right down to it, Life isn't as serious as some make it out to be.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >"What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul..."</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Pray:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > Pray for guidance, direction and forgiveness.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Jeremiah 42:3 "Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do."</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Each new year affords us the opportunity to recreate ourselves. How can we become the best that we can be?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Year...New Decade...New You??? What will you do differently this year?<br /><br /></span></span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-7522013092130763472009-05-17T22:32:00.034-04:002009-05-17T23:44:51.657-04:00What about the children??<span style="font-family:verdana;">We have our first African American President and he has survived his first 100 days in office...now what? What do we do, where do we go from here?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />How many times have you heard or said "if you study hard..."? Our children finally have a point of reference. No longer can someone say to them " Well President is a bit ambitious, don't you think?"<br /><br />We as parents, relatives, teachers, pastors, deacons, neighbors, community members have a responsibility to our children to push them to greatness, to encourage them to stay focused, to assist them in their endeavors, and praise them in their achievements.<br /><br />We have a history rich with firsts, onlies, & in spite ofs...how will our children contribute? How will we help them?<br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;"><strong style="font-family: arial;">1Chronicles 12:18 </strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Success, success to you, and success to those who help you,</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">for your God will help you.</span><br /></div><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-3709758578565882452008-10-16T08:51:00.010-04:002008-10-16T09:42:05.427-04:00We've Been Silenced Too Long<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Before you decide NOT to vote on Nov 4th</span>,</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#993399;">Think of all the ancestors who were brought here against their will. </span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Think of our uncles, grandfathers, brothers, fathers, and cousins who were lynched in America. </span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Think of Emmett Till and all the others who <em>should have known their place</em>. </span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Think of Martin Luther King Jr, Marcus Garvey, Medgar Evers and countless others who died fighting for our equal share. </span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Think of all the times we've heard or said "If you go to school and apply yourself, you can be anything you want."</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Think of all the children that had big dreams and were told they should just be janitors or housekeepers.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Think of your children, your families; can we really afford to go on living like this? Do you envision a better future for your family? If so, make it your personal mission to get out and vote on November 4th. Make it your personal mission to spread the word and get others to vote.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">We want someone in office who knows what the struggle is about. Someone who knows what it's like to not have as much as others have had. We want someone who understands our plight and not sweep it under the rug and act as if it didn't or doesn't happen.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">We want someone in the White House who understands us and our basic needs. African Americans once ruled nations - <em>think Egypt-</em> and we have an opportunity to do it again.</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">So on November 4th let's decide to get out and vote. Let our voices be heard...we've been silenced for too long.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-14219344893748408912008-01-20T09:23:00.000-05:002008-01-20T10:17:28.114-05:00GOAL!!!!<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330099;">As it is a new year, most people start making resolutions and focusing on things they want to change about themselves or their lives. I prefer to look at it differently, how can I enhance my life, what can I do to make it better? What are my 2008 goals? Have you thought about them?<br /><br />Perhaps your goals might include making a salary of $200,000 per year, running your own successful business, having a family, or writing a novel, perhaps it's writing your blog every week or at least once a month, whatever your goal is here are some tips to get you started.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">1. Think about your goals. Write them down.</span></em><br />a) Have a daily to do list that will support you reaching your goal. Example: If you want to write a novel, you should block out time for writing everyday.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">2. Adjust your list as your goals broaden or change.</span></em><br /></span>a) Sometimes while we are on the path to reaching our goals, we realize that there is more to it or that we have stumbled upon something else that we would like to explore. Allow yourself to be flexible. Be willing to adjust your goals.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Have or develop a support group of friends and family that will encourage you to stay motivated.</span></em><br /></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">4. Attend events that people in the field you have chosen might attend.</span></em><br /><br />and last but not least,<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">5. Research, research, research</span></em><br />a) When you talk to people about what you want to do, you should know all there is to know about your field.</span><br /><br /></span><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">Until next time, be breezy and God bless!!</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></em></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Hebrews 6:11-12 (New International Version)</em> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em>11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. 12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.</em></span></strong></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-11627976516848620912007-12-05T10:17:00.001-05:002010-05-13T00:21:12.343-04:00The Celebration<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">A few years ago, I attended a christian conference and one of the guest speakers said something that stuck with me since then and the Lord has laid it on my heart to share with you today.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><strong>"Go where you are celebrated and not just tolerated"</strong> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Y'all don't hear me! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Have you ever seen the reception a child gives when the parent comes home after being away from them all day? The child is running and screaming with glee, arms outstretched and smiling from ear to ear. Your mate should be that excited, your best friend should be that excited, wherever you go and people claim to love you there, your reception should be similar. Far too often you see people in relationships that are less than celebratory; they are downright unhappy. If you are not feeling the love, then don't get comfortable there, keep it moving; that place is not for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><strong><em>Where's your celebration?</em> You should settle for nothing less!!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">1 Corinthians 13:4</span><em style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud</span>.</em><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">5</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><em style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs</span>. </em><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">6</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><em style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth</span>.</em><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> <strong>7</strong></span><em style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.</span></em><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">8</span><em style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Love never fails.</span></em><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Have a blessed week.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-20116227174874070882007-11-29T10:06:00.000-05:002007-11-30T13:23:44.841-05:00It ain't too late<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#333333;">When we were kids we used to say "Do Over" and that meant that you got another chance at whatever you were trying to do.<br /><br />Well I've come by here to tell you that you can call "DO OVER" whenever you want. Your life doesn't have to stay where it is.<br /><br />I was watching the "PTL" program on TBN and a guest was being interviewed about a book she had written. While answering one of the questions, she said "<strong>The enemy has a way of looking at your past and convincing you that it's your future."</strong> "WHOA!" I said when I heard that. How many of us are living in the shadows of our past? How many of us think that since we came from humble beginnings that that's as far as we can go? You deserve better than whatever you've had. If you've had great - you deserve greater. If you've had good - you deserve better.<br /><br />Don't be intimidated by your past, be intrigued by your future.<br /><br /></span><em><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="color:#333399;"><span style="color:#333333;">Look in the mirror and say"I can start over whenever I want to</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">AND</span> </span></span><span style="color:#333333;">start over." </span></strong></em></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong></em></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><em><strong><span style="color:#333333;">It ain't too late.</span></strong></em><br /></span></span><br /><em><span style="color:#993399;">2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.</span></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-6207405360179363582007-11-19T06:48:00.000-05:002007-11-19T12:24:27.391-05:00What is your definition of success?<span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;">For some, success means paying all your bills on time. For another, it could mean tithing every week, or not "maxing" out your credit cards, or it could simply mean spending more time with your family. Bottom line, success doesn't mean the same to everyone. Everyone doesn't need celebrity and fame to be considered successful.<br /><br />Pray to be successful by your own definition. Commit your success to the Lord and yourself. </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#006600;">Don't measure your success by someone else's standard!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Proverbs 16:3 says <em>"Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed."</em></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></strong></span></span></span><br /></span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#9999ff;">Have a blessed week.</span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-17418839357064674132007-11-12T05:47:00.000-05:002007-11-12T08:14:24.406-05:00What are you thankful for?<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Take a minute to think about that. What <em>are</em> you thankful for?</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Too often we focus on the negative in our lives, sometimes it feels as if it outweighs the good, but maybe we take the good for granted. We pray and we ask God to grant us the desires of our heart, and how do we repay him? By complaining? Do we even say "thank you?" It wasn't big enough, or it wasn't the right color...you know what you do. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There's a commercial on television; the mother and her three children are having dinner and the children each take turns telling the mother the good things that have happened in their day. Isn't thay a lovely tradition to start with our families? With our God?</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What are you thankful for? Perhaps it was someone's hello that was a bright spot in your day. Maybe you were able to pay off a bill, or see someone you hadn't seen in a while. Whatever it is, big or small; honor it, embrace it, enjoy it and give thanks for it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Psalm 100:4</strong> Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.</span></em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-36992545007913194372007-11-04T23:24:00.000-05:002007-11-04T23:51:49.570-05:00This little light...<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was listening to a morning radio show one day and a very well known gospel recording artist and pastor was on the show. The host told of a time that they helped someone find the Lord. The artist/pastor could not remember the incident. The host said " oh you didn't know you did it, you were just being you", then he said "your light was shining and you didn't even know it was on."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">When people see you, will they see your light? As Christians we are often under close scrutiny. People are always watching to see if you are gonna slip up, or if it's all an act. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">John 12:46 says <em>"I have come into this world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."</em></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Is your light shining?</span></em></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#6633ff;"><strong>Have a blessed week!</strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-84525332411795689552007-10-28T23:02:00.000-04:002007-10-29T00:02:54.593-04:00FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have a very close friend, actually I consider her a sister. She was an unwed teenaged mom. It was rare that you would see her without her baby, she and the baby were always neat and clean, the child was well-fed and happy. What you couldn't tell was that they were homeless! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My friend was determined to change her situation and have a better life for her child. She did everything she needed to do to, sometimes going to the housing agency twice a week on her days off looking for a place, and asking friends to keep an ear out for her. Eventually within months, she had an apartment AND a new job. Now, her focus was on a place to live with her baby, the job was a bonus. Sometimes God gives you a bonus for being steadfast and faithful. The point is she never lost focus of what her dream was and she held on until it happened.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Let me ask you a question...</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong></strong></span></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Where is your focus?</strong></span> </span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When you look at the things that are dominant in your life right now, are you preparing to reach your goals or <em>are you wasting time</em>? </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are partying more than you are working, is your dream to be a promoter? If you are more involved in your friends lives than your own, is your dream to be in public relations? Your focus must follow your dream.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">To follow your dream, you have to get up before others and go to bed after others, associate with people that you can learn from. Read everything you can read that will help you, you might take a class or two. You must eat, sleep, breathe and pray for your goals and dreams everyday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the prize" said Vince Lombardi, one of the most successful coaches in football history. </span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">What do you see?</span><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333399;"><strong>Psalm 20:4 <span style="font-size:85%;">(NIV)</span><br /></strong></span></em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"><em>4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.</em><br /></p></span></strong></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><p align="center"><span style="color:#333399;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Have a blessed week.</strong></span><br /></span><br /></p><blockquote></blockquote><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5150126953789824447.post-72233577586975153952007-10-21T18:06:00.000-04:002007-10-21T19:44:17.655-04:00HAVE A GREAT DAY!<div align="left">Have you ever had a morning where you wake up feeling wonderful and then somebody does something and it sets the tone for your day?</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If someone angers you, you spend the rest of the day angry. Someone makes you late and you spend the rest of your day rushing, then convince yourself that there is never enough time. What about the days when we feel as though we have just slipped out of God's grace? Oh, we know about those kinds of days.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Even before we are totally awake, the enemy is ready to plant deceiving thoughts in our mind. He wants us to feel hopeless, helpless and negative. To have a bad attitude, be selfish, self-centered, full of hatred, bitter, doubtful and fearful. Some folks call it waking up on the wrong side of the bed; I call it enemy interference.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">How do we overcome enemy interference?</div><br /><div align="left">By taking just 15 minutes in the morning to pray or read a scripture, you can have a better outlook on your day and overcome enemy interference.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><p align="center">Psalm 94:18-19(NIV)</p><p align="center"><em><strong>18 </strong>When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me.<br /><strong>19</strong> When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.<br /></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4